Argelio Olivera

About Argelio Olivera

I have 35 years of experience with 27 years focused in the medical device industry.My medical device experience spans diverse industry areas from in-vitro diagnostics to surgical ophthalmology, and includes original equipment manufacturers and new product development consulting.My experience has been grounded in new product development within R&D while spanning manufacturing, quality, business development, marketing and sales, regulatory affairs, preclinical and clinical safety, and finance organizations.I\'ve held both client and customer facing leadership roles to facilitate identification and achievement of user needs and intended use risk-benefit desirable outcomes to address unmet needs.I have both business and technical acumen that has proven instrumental in the release of complete systems to the market.My passion is to leverage my experience within dynamic organizations to help lead the achieving of strategic business and full system products commercialization goals in the market.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Research and Development

   Advanced Bionics

   Apr 2025 — Present · Santa Clarita, CA, US

   Management for the design and development of implantable and external devices for cochlear implants.

Education

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

  1990

Skills

• Design for Manufacturing
• Human Factors Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Biomedical Engineering
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Drug Delivery
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Iso 13485
• Verification and Validation (V&V)
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Iso 14971
• Fda
• Quality System
• V&V
• Design Control
• Consumables
• Leadership
• R&D
• Plastics
• Validation
• Project Management
• Product Development